One-Hundred and Fifth Regular Session1:28 P.M. THURSDAY, January 28, 2021
The Assembly met in the Assembly Chamber located in the State Capitol.
Speaker Pro Tempore August in the chair.
Representative Vorpagel asked unanimous consent for a quorum call. Granted.
A quorum was present.
The prayer was offered by Representative Tittl.
Representative Kuglitsch led the membership in reciting the pledge of allegiance to the flag of the United States of America.
The roll was taken.
The result follows:
Present - Representatives Allen, Anderson, Andraca, Armstrong, August, Baldeh, Billings, Born, Bowen, Brandtjen, Brooks, Brostoff, Cabral-Guevara, Cabrera, Callahan, Conley, Considine, Dallman, Dittrich, Doyle, Drake, Duchow, Edming, Emerson, Goyke, Gundrum, Haywood, Hebl, Hesselbein, Hintz, Hong, Horlacher, Jagler, James, Katsma, Kerkman, Kitchens, Knodl, Krug, Kuglitsch, Kurtz, Loudenbeck, Macco, Magnafici, McGuire, B. Meyers, Milroy, Moore Omokunde, Moses, Murphy, Mursau, L. Myers, Neubauer, Neylon, Novak, Ohnstad, Oldenburg, Ortiz-Velez, Petersen, Petryk, Plumer, Pope, Pronschinske, Ramthun, Riemer, J. Rodriguez, S. Rodriguez, Rozar, Sanfelippo, Schraa, Shelton, Sinicki, Skowronski, Snodgrass, Snyder, Sortwell, Spiros, Spreitzer, Steffen, Steineke, Stubbs, Subeck, Summerfield, Swearingen, Tauchen, Thiesfeldt, Tittl, Tranel, Tusler, VanderMeer, Vining, Vorpagel, Vruwink, Wichgers, Wittke, Zimmerman and Speaker Vos - 97.
Absent with leave - Representative Shankland - 1.
Vacancies - 89th Assembly District - 1.
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Leaves of Absence
Representative Spreitzer asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for today's session for Representative Shankland. Granted.
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Leaves of Absence
Representative Vorpagel asked unanimous consent for a leave of absence for part of today's session for Representatives Brooks, Tranel and Tusler. Granted.
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Message from the Senate
From: Michael Queensland, Senate Chief Clerk.
Mr. Speaker:
I am directed to inform you that the Senate has
Concurred in:
hist126643Assembly Amendment 2 to Senate Substitute Amendment 1 Assembly Bill 1 Amended and concurred in as amended:
hist126642Assembly Amendment 1 to Senate Substitute Amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 1 (Senate Amendment 1 adopted) _____________
Communications
January 27, 2021
Kay Inabnet
Assistant Assembly Chief Clerk
17 West Main Street, Suite 401
Madison, WI 53703
Dear Assistant Chief Clerk Inabnet:
hist126538Please add my name as a co-author of Assembly Joint Resolution 3, relating to declaring January 24 to 30, 2021, School Choice Week and recognizing the importance of giving parents the choice in the educational path for their children. Sincerely,
KEN SKOWRONSKI
State Representative
82nd Assembly District
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January 28, 2021
Kay Inabnet
Assistant Assembly Chief Clerk
17 West Main Street, Suite 401
Madison, WI 53703
Dear Assistant Chief Clerk Inabnet:
hist126633Please add my name as a co-author of Assembly Bill 2, relating to various changes to the laws administered and enforced by the Department of Revenue. Sincerely,
TIP MCGUIRE
State Representative
64th Assembly District
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Calendar of Thursday, January 28
Special Order of
Business at 9:02 A.M.
Relating to: facilitating and prioritizing COVID-19 vaccine distribution.
hist126573Representative Steineke asked unanimous consent that Assembly Amendment 2 to Assembly Bill 5 be revived. Granted. hist126574The question was: Shall Assembly Amendment 2 to Assembly Bill 5 be adopted? Motion carried.
hist126575The question was: Shall Assembly Bill 5 be ordered engrossed and read a third time? Motion carried.
hist126576Representative Steineke asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Bill 5 be given a third reading. Granted. hist126577The question was: Assembly Bill 5 having been read three times, shall the bill be passed? The roll was taken.
The result follows:
Ayes - Representatives Allen, Armstrong, August, Born, Brandtjen, Cabral-Guevara, Callahan, Dallman, Dittrich, Duchow, Edming, Gundrum, Horlacher, Jagler, James, Katsma, Kerkman, Kitchens, Knodl, Krug, Kuglitsch, Kurtz, Loudenbeck, Macco, Magnafici, Moses, Murphy, Mursau, Neylon, Novak, Oldenburg, Petersen, Petryk, Plumer, Pronschinske, Ramthun, J. Rodriguez, Rozar, Sanfelippo, Schraa, Skowronski, Snyder, Sortwell, Spiros, Steffen, Steineke, Summerfield, Swearingen, Tauchen, Thiesfeldt, Tittl, VanderMeer, Vorpagel, Wichgers, Wittke, Zimmerman and Speaker Vos - 57.
Noes - Representatives Anderson, Andraca, Baldeh, Billings, Brostoff, Cabrera, Conley, Considine, Doyle, Drake, Emerson, Goyke, Haywood, Hebl, Hesselbein, Hintz, Hong, McGuire, B. Meyers, Milroy, Moore Omokunde, L. Myers, Neubauer, Ohnstad, Ortiz-Velez, Pope, Riemer, S. Rodriguez, Shelton, Sinicki, Snodgrass, Spreitzer, Stubbs, Subeck, Vining and Vruwink - 36.
Absent or not voting - Representatives Bowen, Brooks, Shankland, Tranel and Tusler - 5.
Motion carried.
Representative Bowen asked unanimous consent to be recorded as voting "No" on the previous question. Granted.
Representative Brooks asked unanimous consent to be recorded as voting "Aye" on the previous question. Granted.
Representative Tranel asked unanimous consent to be recorded as voting "Aye" on the previous question. Granted.